Host factors that impact the biodistribution and persistence of multipotent adult progenitor cells
Tolar J, O'Shaughnessy MJ, Panoskaltsis-Mortari A, McElmurry RT, Bell S, Riddle M, McIvor RS, Yant SR, Kay MA, Krause D, Verfaillie CM, Blazar BR. Host factors that impact the biodistribution and persistence of multipotent adult progenitor cells. Blood 2006, 107: 4182-4188. PMID: 16410448, PMCID: PMC1895284, DOI: 10.1182/blood-2005-08-3289.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMultipotent adult progenitor cellsAdult progenitor cellsB cell-deficient miceMajor histocompatibility complex antigensT cell alloresponsesProgenitor cellsIntra-arterial injectionIntra-arterial deliveryHistocompatibility complex antigensMHC class INK depletionAllogeneic marrowNK cellsNK cytolysisMajor uptake siteWidespread biodistributionHost irradiationT cellsIntravenous injectionComplex antigensImmunohistochemical analysisB cellsUptake sitesHost factorsClass I